Minnetonka, MN (October 15, 2004)--Cakewalk's Sonar audio production application is now bundled with a trial version of Minnetonka Audio's discWelder DVD-Audio authoring program. This bundle applies to both new and upgrade versions of Sonar Studio 4 and Sonar Producer 4.

Minnetonka, MN (October 15, 2004)--Cakewalk's Sonar audio production application is now bundled with a trial version of Minnetonka Audio's discWelder DVD-Audio authoring program. This bundle applies to both new and upgrade versions of Sonar Studio 4 and Sonar Producer 4.

This trial version of discWelder Bronze includes a complete feature set, capable of burning up to five standards-compliant DVD-A discs. After that time, the program will be disabled until a license is purchased and activated at www.discWelder.com.

"This is exciting news for both companies," proclaimed Steve Clarke, director of marketing at Minnetonka Audio Software. "Right out of the box, Sonar users can now produce high resolution and surround reference discs, playable on standard consumer DVD-A players. This is a wonderful opportunity for Minnetonka Audio Software to spread the word about our DVD-A authoring tools. The flexibility, compatibility, and quality of the format makes it a great addition to Sonar. Were gratified that Cakewalk chose our tool to introduce DVDAudio and surround delivery to its user base."

"It gives us great pleasure to provide our customers new to surround mixing and mastering with the opportunity to experiment with the discWelder BRONZE trial included with SONAR 4," commented Alex Westner, Cakewalk product manager. "Now they can create true 5.1 mixes in SONAR and experience their music like they never have before, in a high resolution DVD Audio format."